GLOSSARY
The following words and phrases are non-English terms. Non-English is here defmed as any lexical item not found in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam Webster Inc., 1986).
The language family of each word or phrase is indicated by a letter or letters in parentheses:
(C) (H) (HCE) (J)
Chinese Hawaiian Hawai'i Creole English Japanese
References for the definitions used in this glossary include: Koh Masuda, ed., Kenkyilsha' s New Japanese-English Dictionary, 4th ed. (Tokyo: KenkyUsha, Ltd., 1974) and Mary Pukui and Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, rev. and exp. ed. (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1986).
In some instances, the spellings and definitions were provided by Center for Oral History staff or the interviewee. Such items are asterisked.
The following definitions apply to the lexical items as they appear in the context of the transcript.
A-1
akamai (H) smart, clever, expert
benshi (J) a film interpreter
-chan (J) term of address suffix usually applied to children, relatives, and close acquaintances*
char siu (C) slightly sweet roast pork* chihO-jin kai (J) locality club of people from
the same ancestral district* crack seed (HCE) Chinese preserved seeds*
dashi (J) broth; soup stock
'Ewa (H) place name west of Honolulu, used as the west direction term
furo (J) bath, public bath
go (J) national board game of Japan goza (J) mat gun (J) district
Haole (H) Caucasian ho'olaule'a (H) celebration
kaizen (J) improvement; betterment kama'iiina (H) one born in a place; (HCE)
Caucasian who is a longtime Hawai'i resident*
kamaboko O)f~hcake kanji (J) Chinese characters used in Japanese
writing Kanno :.ama (J) Goddess of Mercy ken (J) prefecture; district kendO (J) Japanese fencing kome-ya (J) rice store; rice dealer konbu (J) kelp kotonk (HCE) Mainland-born Japanese person* kuleana (H) responsibility, concern
liinai (H) porch, veranda, balcony
makai (H) toward the sea manini (H) stingy; (HCE) small* mauka (H) toward the upland or mountain
A-2
negi (J) onion chives
o-furo (J) See furo o-kotsu (J) ashes; remains o-cha (J) tea omiya-mairi (J) visit a Shinto shrine
pali (H) cliff; steep hill
-san (J) Mr., Mrs., Ms. shinnen enkai (J) New Year's party shOyu (J) soy sauce shilshin (J) morals; ethics soba (J) buckwheat noodles stink eye (HCE) to give a dirty look*
talk stink (HCE) malicious gossip* tamago (J) egg tanomoshi (J) mutual financing association
udon (J) thick wheat noodles
wonton min (C) potsticker and noodle soup*
zabuton (J) floor cushion
Antebi, Joe, 82, 83, 89 Aoki, Daniel T., 101 Ariyoshi, George R., 28, 147, 156, 167, 187,
232, 233, 234, 235 Atomic bomb, 49, 63-65, 67, 70-72, 76-78.
See also MIT Atomic Energy Commission, 64
Brown, Stuart M., 132-33 Burns, John A., 28, 97, 112, 124, 131, 140,
164, 173 and East-West Center, 186 as governor of Hawai'i, 80-81, 100-101 relationship with Oeveland, Harlan, 134.
See also Oeveland, Harlan relationship with Matsuda, Fujio, 93-95,
117-18, 129-30. See also Matsuda, Fujio
Campbell Estate, 106 Carlsmith, Merrill L., 104 Ching, Donald, 173-74 Chu, Arthur N.L., 82 Cleveland, Harlan, 128, 130-34, 135, 136, 139,
144, 148, 152, 155, 159, 161-62, 171, 177, 183,185,190,208,209,232
Cold War, 78 Community colleges, 144
articulation to University of Hawai'i, 143, 145, 148, 176-77
See also University of Hawai'i (UH) Computers, 67--68. See also University of
Hawai'i Craven, John, 115
Department of Defense, 64, 72, 73 Department of Transportation (DOT),
Hawai'i State airports, 97-100, 102-103; reef runway,
119-20 alternative transportation, 111, 112, 114,
127 harbors, 103-107 highways, 107-116; H-1 Freeway, 107-108,
128; H-2 Freeway, 113, 114, 128; H-3 Freeway, 108-14, 122-23, 124, 128, 129
INDEX
B-1
reorganization (poststatehood), 96-97 See also Matsuda, Fujio
Dillingham, Lowell, 104 Dillingham Land Corporation, 104, 105, 106 Durham, Paul, 202
East-West Center, 184-88 English-standard school. See Roosevelt High
School
Field Artillery Observation Battalion, 42-45 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 27, 33, 39,
49-50, 94, 140 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, 43 as postwar college students, 54 232nd Combat Engineer Company, 40-43,
94 See also 100th Infantry Battalion
GI Bill of Rights, 51-53, 60, 62, 64, 70, 96 Gill, Thomas P., 173 Gorter, Wyue, 139,161,162,226
Hamilton, Thomas, 144, 152, 157, 210 Hawai 'i Government Employees Association.
See University of Hawai'i: unions Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI),
194-95 Hawaiian Pineapple Co., Ltd., 32-33 Hawaiian Tuna Packers, Ltd., 3, 8-9 Hayashida, Kazu, 87, 127 Hirata,Ed,87 Hluboky,Frank,23, 55 Ho, Stuart, 128 Hoag, John A., 146 Holly, Myles J., 66 Holmes, Wilfred Jaspar, 83-84, 88, 89, 95
Inouye, Daniel K., 29, 94, 115
Japanese in Kaka'ako, 5-8 in Mainland, 40-41 as professionals, 80 See also 442nd Regimental Combat Team;
1 OOth Infantry Battalion
Kaka'ako, 2-6 ethnic makeup, 5-8 social activities, 6 See also Japai;lese
Kaka'ako ChihO-jin Kai, &-7 JCelly,John, 119,120 IGm, Dewey, 172 JCosaki, Richard H., 28, 29, 131-32, 136, 151,
152, 162, 172
Language English, 4-5 Japanese, 18-20 pidgin English, 5
Long.~ood. 150,182,184,188,228
~cClain,Leo,57-58,62, 81 Matsuda, Amy Saiki (wife), 69-70, 95-96 Matsuda, Fujio
childhood, 2-25_ as DOT director, 93-95; politics 80-81, 92,
93, 99, 100, 101, 118, 124, 127, 138, 151, 233. See also Department of Transportation
early aspirations, 21 early jobs, 18, 32-33 education: informal, 18-19; Japanese
language school, 19-20, 3~31; McKinley High School, 22-24, 2&-30, 47; parents' influence, 20; Pohukaina School, 8, 22, 47; postsecondary, 20, 21, 48, 51-72; Washington Intermediate School, 22-23. See also MIT, Rose Polytechnic Institute, University of Hawai'i
as engineer, 53, 69, 79-80, 88, 91-92 family: children, 69-70; grandfather, 3;
parents, 17, 39, 50; privileged son status, 2~21; sisters, 12, 14, 17-18. See also Matsuda, Amy Saiki; Matsuda, Shimo Iwasaki; Matsuda, Yoshio
family saimin business, 8-18, 34-35, 37 kendO, 19, 24-25 as MIT student, 62-71 nickname, 34 as professor, 74, 78, 85-87 relationship with Burns, John A. See Burns,
John A. religion, 7
B-2
as researcher, 72-73, 78. See also MIT; University of Hawai 'i; University of illinois
ROTC [Reserve Officers' Training Corps], 26
school politics, 24 socioeconomic status, 5, 7 as UH department chair, 81-82, 88-89 as UH president: centralization, 149; goals,
153-55; politics, 151-53, 154, 15&-57, 164,173,177,185,200,219,220,228, 233-35; reflection on presidency, 22&-36; relationship with legislature, 164-72; resignation, 22&-27; selection process, 134-39. See also University of Hawai'i
as UH student, 23, 53-56 as UH vice president, 128, 129, 13~31 World War II: reaction to, 38-39; as soldier
and officer, 39-51. See also World War II
Matsuda, Shimo Iwasaki (mother), 3, 5, 8-9 Matsuda, Yoshio (father), 3-4, 6 MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology),
48, 62, 73, 81, 86, 138 experiments and research, 63-69, 71-72, 78
Miyataki, Glenn, 172 Mortimer, Kenneth P., 155, 178, 188
Nagel, Ray, 202 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic
Association), 203, 205, 206 Newmark, Nate, 73 Nuclear bomb testing, 63-64, 65-66, 71,
7&-78. See also Atomic bomb, MIT
Odo, Franklin S., 189 lOOth Infantry Battalion, 48-50, 94. See also
442nd Regimental Combat Team O'Neil, Bruce, 203, 205 Ossipoff, Vladimir, 99-100
Park & Yee, 79, 88. See also Yee, A1 PICHrR (Pacific International Center for High
Technology Research), 194-95 Plantation-based society, 50 Price, lAuly, 139, 141, 159, 161-62, 164
Roosevelt High School, 28
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. See Rose Polytechnic Institute
Rose Polytechnic Institute, 23, 48, 56, 81, 86 athletics, 59, 163 description, 59-60
Save Our Surf, 119, 147 Shimabukuro, Roy, 92. See also Shimazu,
Matsuda & Shimabukuro Shim.azu, Don, 43, 56, 88, 92. See also
Shim.azu, Matsuda & Shimabukuro Shim.azu, Matsuda & Shimabukuro (SMS), 88,
91-92, 94 Simone, Albert J., 155, 178, 183, 188, 209,
230-31,233-34,235 Stanford Research Institute (SRI), 78 Statehood, 93
Takabuki, Matsuo, 94 Talbot Laboratory. See University of illinois Tokunaga.~e. 101
United Public Workers, 138 University of Hawai 'i (UH)
aWnllrlstration, 148-50, 175-84 admissions, 201-202, 222-23 athletics, 202-207. See also Price, Larry autonomy, 156, 157-58 Board of Regents, 144, 185; budgeting
process, 155-56, 170, 171, 180-81; governance philosophy, 144, 146-47; micromanagement, 139, 159-64; relationship with Matsuda, Fujio, 151, 184. See also East-West Center
budget, 145, 155-56 College of Engineering, 85-88 College Hill, 208-210 computer system, 178-80 endowments. See University of Hawai'i
Foundation Engineering Experiment Station, 83, 89, 90 faculty, 142; research, 81-83, 89; service,
87, 89-91; standards for advancement, 215-20; teaching load, 81, 89. See also University of Hawai 'i: unions
graduate education, 143 local vs. nonlocal issues, 136, 139-41, 142,
161, 162, 168, 185
B-3
mission and purpose, 140-42, 148, 164-66, 174-75
professional schools, 199-201 programs, 174-75, 188-89 racial discrimination, 56 research, 81, 193-99 as state agency, 147, 156 students, 142 support staff, 140-41 unions, 149, 178, 180; Hawai'i Government
Employees Association, 204; University of Hawai'i Professional Assembly, 137, 138,178,210-15,220-21,224-26. See also United Public Workers
See also Matsuda, Fujio University of Hawai'i Foundation, 190-91 University of Hawai'i Professional Assembly.
See University of Hawai'i: unions University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu, 144, 152,
178, 212 University of Illinois, 64, 81
Talbot Laboratory, 90
Vierra, Ted, 99
Watanabe, Kenichi, 23, 55, 56, 83, 86 Western Interstate Commission for Higher
Education (WICHE), 200 World War ll, 35-51
atomic bomb. See Atomic bomb December 7, 1941, 38-39 effect on education, 35-38, 51, 59, 61 Hitler, Adolf, 46 nisei veterans, 49-50 Triple V (Varsity Victory Volunteers), 39 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 35 See also 442nd Regimental Combat Team;
GI Bill of Rights; Matsuda, Fujio; lOOth Infantry Battalion
Wright, E. Alvey, 115, 116, 129
Yee, AI, 61, 92. See also Park & Yee Yukimura, JoAnn, 121
PRESIDENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
FUJIO MATSUDA
CENTER FOR ORAL HISTORY
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA
JULY 1998